Digital Camera World

Digital Camera is the definitive guide to digital SLR photography and will show you how to improve any digital photo. It’s packed with practical photography advice and Photoshop tutorials to help you become a better digital photographer. With buying advice to help you choose the DSLR, compact system camera, lens, tripod, printer, or camera bag that’s right for you, it covers all DSLRs including Canon EOS/Rebel and Nikon systems. The perfect title for both amateur and pro photographers

Digital Camera World

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Your gifts • Download your gifts via digitalcameraworld.com/dc275

HOW TO GET YOUR DIGITAL GIFTS

Photo Active • 10 things you can shoot, edit or create this month, from wetland birds to fast action and low-light coasts

Play with shadows • Claire Gillo explains how you can shoot fine-art images during golden hour in the comfort of your own home

Wetland birds • Head to your local reserve to capture wonderful birds in their habitats, says Roddy Llewellyn

Seascapes at dusk • Capture atmospheric scenics when the sun goes down without using a Neutral Density filter, says Chris Rutter

Surreal solarisation • Use the Tone Curve to turn your portraits into classic artworks in four easy steps

Super structures • Capture architectural gems in their best light, says Roddy Llewellyn

Rain rider • Christian Knowles captures the bravery of bikers during wet conditions at the British MotoGP

A Glastonbury light show • Josh Dury captures a rare sighting of the Northern Lights down south

Home is where the art is • Claire Gillo shows us how to style and capture an interior space for results that are clean and professional looking

The magic of marbling • Claire Gillo tries out a fun photography project that combines photography with the art of marbling and explains how to do it in just a few simple steps

‘2023’ Photo Challenge • Send us your best image to win a £50 voucher towards Cewe Wall Art

The art of seeing • As his response to the Sycamore Gap chainsaw massacre, Benedict Brain finds beauty in other lone trees

The Perfect Christmas Gift • for just £51.99 plus FREE LOWEPRO ADVENTURA GO BP 150 CAMERA BAG

Hotshots • The winning images from the 16th edition of the Landscape Photographer of the Year contest

14 WAYS TO TAKE BETTER URBAN PHOTOS • Capture creative images in built-up environments with this expert advice from Benedict Brain

PLAY WITH PERSPECTIVE • Get to grips with how perspective in the city works

Reader gallery • Digital Camera readers show how they’ve been getting creative, submitting images across a range of genres

CAMERA CLINIC • Master the art of modern photography

Get the knowledge • Explaining the nuts and bolts of apertures

All about lens diaphragms • An intricate arrangement of thin blades controls how your pictures come out

Jargon buster • Talk apertures and you’re greeted by tech-speak, so let’s demystify it

Ideal examples of aperture choice • The lens aperture can change the look of a picture completely, so it pays to choose wisely

Aperture skills • Aperture has a bigger role than just exposure control

Pros and Cons Aperture choice • Think about which f/stop to use

Camera know-how Depth of field • Take control of subject sharpness in your photographs

Camera tech Try shooting starbursts • Stop down to minimum lens apertures for eye-catching results

Shoot photos like a pro • Improve your shots by trying out different apertures

Camera skills Keep it clean • Dust on the camera sensor can put a kink in your workflow

Pro tip Aperture Priority AE...